chlorofluorocarbon
noun
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a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone
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- pollutant hypernym
- fluorocarbon hypernym
- greenhouse gas hypernym
- hydrochlorofluorocarbon hyponym
- Freon hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pollutant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fluorocarbon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | greenhouse gas |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Freon |